A boy comes to terms with his identity as a mixed-race gay teen - then at university he finds his wings as a drag artist, The Black Flamingo.

After a sixteen-year-old American boy is convicted of a crime he didn't commit and sent to prison, he struggles to find a way to keep true to himself.

A story told in poems about a young girl deeply affected by her father's death, who finds herself in a strange library and a dark forest as she grapples with her loss.

Follows a 12 year old Polish girl struggling to adjust to life in Britain

A teenage girl struggling with her mother's death and an Eritrean refugee find hope when fate throws them together.

A girl tries to escape the opressively strict and abusive family life she experiences dominated by her alcoholic father.

A very funny, warm, engaging verse novel full of heart and emotion following Ferran through secondary school.

First in an epic trilogy of verse novels set in 19th century Ghana, following a boy who is sold into slavery

When Erik's bad behaviour attracts the wrong crowd, he's sucked into a terrifying new world of drug dealing, trap houses and violence

Teenager Ronny moves to Norwich from inner city London and feels like an outsider in his new school at first until he gets the opportunity to pursue his talent for creative writing and poetry

Follows teenager, Nell whose family is a tenant on the estate of Lord Wicken a wealthy English aristocrat, as she begins to work as a scullery maid in his home.

Follows the story of a young boy going into year 6, dealing with a failing friendship, an ill younger brother and his own mental demons.

A collection of poems about migration and migrants.

A collection of poems that focus on one week in a secondary school.

A collection of poems from poets, old and new, from the slam (spoken word) scene.

An anthology of poems old and new, chosen and illustrated by Chris Riddell.

Discover poems about love, loss, mothers, fathers, God, rain and growing up.

A collection of poems by British transgender teen, Jay Hulme.

Poems about growing up and living in cities and urban environments.

A collection of poems by Rachel Rooney which follows a teenage girl's journey to womanhood.

A collection of personal and autobiographical poetry by award-winning poet Karl Nova.

A collection of poems and raps by hip-hop artist and poet, Karl Nova.

A dark twist on the fairy tales of Snow White and the Sleeping Beauty.

Classic fairy tales retold by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy with black and white illustrations throughout.

13 macabre spine chillers

An anthology of stories and poetry by LGBTQ+ YA authors and illustrators.

A collection of 13 haunting tales.

A collection of stories inspired by romantic tropes.

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.

From familiar fairy tales and legends - "Red Riding Hood", "Bluebeard", "Puss in Boots", "Beauty and the Beast", vampires and werewolves, the author has created a collection of dark, sensual, fantastic stories.

Seven stories from the master of the macabre and the unexpected.

Classic fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm retold and analysed by Philip Pullman.

This anthology begins in 1970 and brings together a half century of powerful American short stories from all genres, including - for the first time in a collection of this scale - science fiction, horror, and fantasy, placing writers such as Ursula K. Le Guin, Ken Liu, and Stephen King next to beloved greats of the literary form: Raymond Carver, Grace Paley, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and Denis Johnson.

As Benji and his Jewish grandma, Bubbe Rosa, search for dinner ingredients around New York, Bubbe reflects on her life in Germany and America.

A collection of paintings, drawings and reflections on creatures, from the narrative artist Shaun Tan

Award-winning artist Shaun Tan brings his story-making to life in this beautiful sketchbook, now with brand new content.

Islanders cut themselves off from the world after failing to relate to a newcomer

A strange child observes a family who live by the sea.

A collection of vivid and powerful stories drawn on the front lines of migration by award-winning artist George Butler.

Fifty bird-themed postcards drawn by picture book illustrators from around the world on the subect of migration, freedom and international borders.

The author imagines the stories behind a series of illustrations left at a publishers by a mysterious artist who never returns to collect them.

Enter the world of Charlie's four unlikely friends, discover their story and their most important life lessons.

A young girl finds solace in forbidden music in war-torn Afghanistan

Inspired by Michael Rosen's own family, recounts letter correspondance between two cousins during WWII, one a London school boy and the other a young soldier in the Polish army.

**Nominated for the 2021 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal**

A 16-year-old girl is drawn to activism after she witnesses the police shooting of her unarmed friend

Follows the lives of ordinary high school students as typical literary tropes of teenage novels such as zombie invasion and terminal illness are played out in everyday life around them.

On an ordinary Saturday morning in 1996, the residents of Nightingale Point wake up to their normal lives and worries.

'What a radical thing, these days, to have written a book so full of warmth and kindness ... Gorgeous'

By the global bestselling author, Anthony Horowitz, the third novel in his acclaimed Hawthorne and Horowitz series. The Russian mafia, a strange religious order and not one but two murders - stand by for a hugely enjoyable, twisty turny read.

A moving and uplifting story of an ordinary boy's search for his missing father during the First World War.

A shy and reserved girl finds she has a talent for running and represents her school at athletics but then struggles with the attention this brings her

A teenager living in a caravan awaiting his father's release from prison gets caught up in dangerous circumstances - real and imagined.

Things get very chaotic very quickly for a young teenager the day when his 'phone breaks one morning before school.

Fifteen-year-old Viggo becomes involved in a Viking fantasy world when his brother goes missing in Shetland.

14-year-old Milo unexpectedly finds himself to be the new ferryman that takes the lingering Dead across the dark sea to the Island of the Broken Tower, where they can finally move on.

Jonah and his friends go on a dangerous adventure when Manjaro's latest game comes with a map.

A teenager struggles to cope with his grief and emotions following the death of his father and his family's move to an isolated seaside town

Follows a boy in Berlin in 1948 who wants to be a pilot.

A teenage boy who aspires to be a famous rapper finds new motivation to pursue his dreams when his family are in danger of being evicted

When James follows a young ghost girl he discovers a terrible truth about his family.

A twist on the Medusa myth, which tells of the ill-fated love between the cursed Medusa and mysterious Perseus.

Escaping war is only half the battle as the Kovalenko family swap Ukrainian dangers for life with a British family.

A guide for teenagers for building mental resilience to help them through their teenage years and give them coping strategies for life.

A candid exploration of the state of outrage in our culture, and how we can channel it back into the fights that matter, from presenter and DJ Ashley 'Dotty' Charles.

A positive look at the news, from all sources, looking at real events that are having good effects on people and the planet, as well as a guide to what fake news is and how to spot it.

Looks at issues surrounding social values and ethics.

The stories of 21 women explorers and adventurers from all over the world.

Offers a gentle introduction to the concept of empathy and thinking of others.

A short introduction to Black British history, abridged from the adult edition of 2017.

Explores the history of the world through voyages made along the Silk Roads.

A history of post-war Black Britain told through the lens of these groundbreaking songs.

Based on his own experiences, Frederick Joseph gives a tool box of ways for anti-racists to confront their own and other people's perceptions and actions.

An empowering and practical guide to help children unplug from their phones

True stories from 17 YA authors about understanding what being an ally is, and using that knowledge as a springboard to improving being an ally to friends and strangers alike.

Nobel Prize winning geneticist Paul Nurse investigates the underpinnings of biology and attempts to answer one of the great questions in science: What is life?

Profiles the true stories of heroic acts of bravery where people risked their own lives to rescue others in danger.